[Intro – Faint wind, whispers in reverse, a heartbeat slowing to silence]
“There’s nothing left of you in there…”
…Good. That was the plan.
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[Verse 1 – Clean vocals, ghostly and empty]
I woke up carved like scripture in the dark
Every word a scar, every breath a mark
They said I’d be stronger once it left
But the silence crawls inside my chest
I don’t flinch when the pain hits deep
I don’t cry—I just don’t sleep
You call it healing—I call it theft
I gave it all, and there’s nothing left
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[Pre-Chorus – Whispered melody with breath-layered harmonies]
I can’t feel, I can’t fade…
I gave it all and let it take…
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[Chorus – Melodic scream over a crushing wall of sound]
I’m one of the hollowed—no light behind my eyes
A shadow made of skin and lies
You thought you saved what slipped through the cracks
But I traded my soul and never looked back
No more dreams, no more sleep
No more promises I couldn’t keep
I’m one of the hollowed, carved out clean
A shell for the dark… where the light once screamed
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[Verse 2 – Spoken/rap-sung delivery, glitchy instrumental behind]
I counted my thoughts—came up short
Ripped the wires out of my last resort
The voice in my head sounds more like home
Than anything I’ve ever known
I wear your concern like a paper crown
Smile while this house burns down
You see a face—you think I’m still here
But I’m long gone, just bones and fear
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[Pre-Chorus – Cleaner, more mournful vocal this time]
Don’t try to reach what’s not inside…
You can’t revive what chose to die.
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[Chorus – Repeat, more layered screams, added double-time drums]
I’m one of the hollowed—no light behind my eyes
A shadow made of skin and lies
You thought you saved what slipped through the cracks
But I traded my soul and never looked back
No more dreams, no more sleep
No more promises I couldn’t keep
I’m one of the hollowed, carved out clean
A shell for the dark… where the light once screamed
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[Breakdown – Drop into slow, punishing rhythm, gutturals over eerie background hum]
CARVE ME DEEP—FEED THE CORE!
TAKE WHAT’S LEFT—I’M NOTHING MORE!
A FACE, A FLESH, A MOCKERY—
THE HOLLOWED ONE IS ALL I’LL BE!
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[Bridge – Minimal, whispered duet (male/female)]
I don’t want it back…
What did it take?
Just enough to feel…
And everything to break.
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[Final Chorus – Half-tempo, destroyed vocal tone]
I’m one of the hollowed—can’t fake the flame
My voice is gone, just a borrowed name
You called it sleep, but I never woke
Just let the truth collapse and choke
You can keep your saving light
I’ve grown fond of endless night
I’m one of the hollowed, lost and still
But in this shell… I finally feel.
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[Outro – Static pulse, fading heartbeat, whisper:]
“We were never meant to stay full.”